ing the peace, to pay a fine of twenty dollars, and costs amounting to four dollars and thirty cents, or to suffer one day of imprisonment for each dollar of the fine and costs that he failed to pay;

WHEREAS, Rafael Capó paid the twenty-four dollars and thirty cents for fine and costs, in the name of Sandalio Merced, and obtained the corresponding receipt;

WHEREAS, Sandalio Merced disapproved the action of Rafael Capó, and filed a notice of appeal to the District Court of Humacao and the corresponding bond two days after said sentence was passed on him, that is on March 27, 1913;

WHEREAS, The appeal taken by Merced was prosecuted in accordance with the acts and resolutions of the Second Session of the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico in 1908, page 53;

WHEREAS, The sentence passed on Sandalio Merced was affirmed on appeal, and said Merced paid the fine and costs in the District Court of Humacao;

WHEREAS, Rafael Capó requested the secretary of the Municipal Court of Fajardo to refund the twenty-four dollars and thirty cents paid in the name of Sandalio Merced in the above-mentioned case, and returned to said secretary the receipt which had been issued to him;

WHEREAS, The secretary of the Municipal Court of Fajardo returned to Rafael Capó the twenty-four dollars and thirty cents. stated in the receipt of the defendant on appeal;

WHEREAS, From the foregoing facts it appears that the sum of twenty-four dollars and thirty cents for fine and costs in case No. 6460, The People of Porto Rico, Plaintiff, v. Sandalio Merced, Defendant, for disturbing the peace, has been paid twice, once in the Municipal Court of Fajardo and again on appeal in the District Court of Humacao;

Now, THEREFORE, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico:

Section 1.-That the Treasurer of Porto Rico is hereby authorized to return, from the funds of the Treasury of Porto Rico, to the secretary of the Municipal Court of Fajardo and upon cancellation of the original receipt in the case, the twenty-four dollars and thirty cents above referred to.

Section 2.-That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 3.—That this Act shall take effect on the date of its approval.

Approved, March 11, 1915.

[J. R. No. 5.]

JOINT RESOLUTION

TO INDEMNIFY THE RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY FRANCISCAN FRIARS, OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN, FOR DAMAGES SUFFERED ON ACCOUNT OF FIRE.

WHEREAS, On January 27, 1912, a fire took place in the garage of the Bureau of Supplies, Printing and Transportation, belonging to The People of Porto Rico, which fire destroyed certain furniture and valuable objects belonging to the religious community Franciscan Friars, of the city of San Juan, among which property there was a museum of natural history with its shelves, cases, etc., valued at twenty-five hundred dollars, the balance of the property being valued at one thousand one hundred and fifty-seven dollars, according to the valuation of experts;

WHEREAS, The above-mentioned community, being inspired by a feeling of gratitude towards the people of the Island and taking into consideration the present financial condition of the Insular Treasury, have expressly waived any amount exceeding one thousand dollars for the aforesaid property, and it is just and equitable that such damages be repaired as an act of strict justice;

NOW, THEREFORE, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico:

Section 1.-That as soon as this resolution is signed by the Governor, the Auditor of Porto Rico shall issue the corresponding warrant to the Treasurer, and the latter shall pay to the religious community Franciscan Friars, of the city of San Juan, from any funds in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand dollars, in full payment for damages suffered by them on account of the abovementioned fire.

Section 2. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 3.-That this Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 11, 1915.

[J. R. No. 6.]

JOINT RESOLUTION

PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF GUANICA OF PART OF A LOAN MADE TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF YAUCO BEFORE THE SEGREGATION OF THE FORMER TOWN.

WHEREAS, The Municipality of Guánica was segregated from that of Yauco on March 12, 1914;

WHEREAS, One year before said segregation took place the Municipality of Yauco contracted a loan with the Insular Treasury of Porto Rico for the sum of ninety thousand dollars, for the purpose of carrying out various public works, all of the municipal wealth of said Municipality of Yauco being affected to answer for the refund of said loan;

WHEREAS, A part of said loan was devoted especially to the town of Guánica and for the benefit of its inhabitants, to the construction of a road and an aqueduct, which work cost twenty-three thousand dollars;

WHEREAS, At the time the last Legislature passed the law segregating the town of Guánica from the Municipality of Yauco and constituting the former as an independent municipality it failed to make necessary provision determining the proportional part corresponding in said debt to each municipality, due to which fact the new Municipality of Guánica has not made the corresponding appropriation in its budget for the current fiscal year;

NOW, THEREFORE, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico:

Section 1.-That the Municipality of Guánica is hereby obligated to the payment of the sum of twenty-three thousand dollars to the Municipality of Yauco on account of the aforesaid improvements and to that end it shall appropriate in its annual budget for 1915-16 and in each succeeding annual budget until the obligation shall have been entirely extinguished, such sums as may be necessary for the payments of principal and interest of said obligation on such terms as the Executive Council may approve. Provided, however, That credit shall be given to the Municipality of Guánica for any principal payments which were made by the Municipality of Yauco against the said loan of ninety thousand dollars while the Municipality of Guánica was still a part of the Municipality of Yauco.

Section 2. That the Treasurer of Porto Rico is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to deduct from any revenues which he may collect pertaining to the Municipality of Guánica, except such revenues as may be derived from special taxes levied for other and distinct purposes, such amounts as may be necessary to meet the payments of principal and interest of said obligation and to pay the same to the Municipality of Yauco.

Section 3.-That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 4. That this Act shall take effect immediately after its approval.

Approved, March 11, 1915.

[J. R. No. 7.]

JOINT RESOLUTION

AUTHORIZING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JUAN TO CANCEL AND ABATE CERTAIN WATER TAXES AND TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN AGREEMENT WITH THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SAN JUAN.

WHEREAS, There exists in San Juan, Porto Rico, an association, known as the "The Young Men's Christian Association of San Juan, organized and maintained without pecuniary profits to the members; and

WHEREAS, All male residents of Porto Rico are eligible to membership therein; and

WHEREAS, The benefit derived from said membership tends to the moral and physical welfare of the participant and to the progress and benefit of The People of Porto Rico; and

WHEREAS, The said organization is of a semi-charitable nature and has provided free scholarships to fifty boys in San Juan; and WHEREAS, The said organization is in a stringent financial condition; and

WHEREAS, The said organization is now indebted to the Municipality of San Juan for water from the public aqueduct for a period covered by the dates of March 1, 1913, to June 30, 1914, to the amount of $859.57, which amount the said organization is not financially able to pay; and

WHEREAS, The benefit conferred upon the youth of San Juan, Porto Rico, by reason of the free scholarships provided by the Young Men's Christian Association of San Juan, is recognized to be of such paramount importance to the community at large, as to warrant the community in extending assistance to the said association ; and

WHEREAS, The Municipal Council of San Juan has signified its desire to extend assistance to the Young Men's Christian Association of San Juan, but under the law, legislative sanction thereof is required;

NOW, THEREFORE, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico:

Section 1. That the Municipality of San Juan is hereby authorized to remit and abate the sum of eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars and fifty-seven cents and cancel, on the books of the municipality, the charge for this amount against the Young Men's Christian Association of San Juan, without collecting said amount.

Section 2. That the Municipality of San Juan is hereby authorized to enter into such arrangements for the furnishing of water from the municipal aqueduct, to the Young Men's Christian Association of San Juan, at any special rate, in exchange for money, or for any other consideration as will be of mutual advantage to all

concerned; said arrangement to cover the period of from July 1, 1914, to and until said municipality may determine.

Section 3. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 4. That this Act shall take effect immediately after its approval.

Approved, March 11, 1915.

[J. R. No. 8.]

JOINT RESOLUTION

APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY (1,450) DOLLARS TO MEET THE EXPENSES OF THE IRRIGATION INVESTIGATING AND REPORTING COMMISSION UNTIL THEIR WORK IS COMPLETED.

WHEREAS, The funds appropriated by Section 5 of Joint Resolution No. 12, approved March 28, 1914, have been exhausted; and

WHEREAS, There are still outstanding some claims for salaries of personnel, printing, etc.;

NOW, THEREFORE, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico:

Section 1. That the sum of one thousand four hundred and fifty (1,450) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from any funds in the Treasury of Porto Rico not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of making the said payment.

Section 2.-That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 3.-That this Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, March 11, 1915.

[J. R. No. 9.1

JOINT RESOLUTION

TO DISPOSE OF A SURPLUS IN AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,000 FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE NECESSARY MACHINERY FOR AN ARTESIAN WELL AT QUEBRADILLAS.

WHEREAS, On March 13, 1913, the Legislative Assembly passed a Joint Resolution appropriating the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars for the maintenance of the necessary machinery of an artesian well at Quebradillas; and